Xu Zhucheng's Memoirs (New Cover)

Author: Xu Zhucheng
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Publishing Date: 1998-01-01
Features: The author was born in the late years of the late Qing Dynasty. When he started working, he coincided with the late period of the Beiyang Warlord Era—the reign of Zhang Zuolin as Grand Marshal. He witnessed the rise of the Nationalist Party and its eventual collapse on the mainland. He also spent decades of extraordinary years in New China, enduring long periods of storms and, only to see the clouds part and the sun reappear after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the CCP. He then spent nearly a decade of hopeful and joyful times. During this long and winding six decades, the author personally established newspapers five times and also ( or) them five times. The experiences he went through may only be fully understood by him, from which he learned lessons. As for the historical events and figures he encountered, they are too numerous to count. To be responsible for this period of history, the author jokingly said that while his memory was not yet completely, he should seize the time to recall and write them down as truthfully as possible, making them public, which resulted in this memoir. This book is the "pen-down" work of the renowned journalist Xu Zhucheng, which began in March 1985 and took two years to complete. With a simple and fluent style, it recalls the rich and turbulent life journey of the author over eighty years, focusing on his career as a journalist and the political activities he participated in, covering many important historical events and figures in modern Chinese history. The author once said: " had a famous saying: 'There is nothing one cannot confess to another person.' I add a line: 'With a face that can bear the judgment of right and wrong, I can confidently say this.' I used this couplet to describe myself. Therefore, when writing his memoirs, he didn’t need to ponder, nor did he feel ashamed of public opinion or guilty in his heart, and could write freely without hiding anything. Of course, as he nears the end of his days, some trivial details may have been forgotten due to memory decline." Xu Zhucheng served as a member of the , the 5th, 6th, 7th National Committee of the CPPCC, a representative at the National People's Congress sessions, and a member of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League. He held an important position in the history of Chinese journalism. In 1957, he was wrongfully labeled a rightist and remained silent for more than twenty years. In his later years, he made a comeback, traveled, and wrote, leaving behind more than four million words of specialized works and collections.